Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.025 homes sold in Port Reading in the last year, at a typical $521K
Almost every sale is a house. Below: what each kind of home sells for, what your budget buys, the best months to buy, how hard you’ll have to bid, and a shortcut to every site where Port Reading homes are listed.
Every place Port Reading homes are listed, in one stop
We don’t copy listings: the agents’ sites have the photos and the latest price changes. Set what you want once and we open each site already filtered to Port Reading.
For sale
Rent
New, land & open houses
Links open the listing sites; TownRatings isn’t paid for them and doesn’t rank one above another. Rentals and government-owned homes come from sources outside the MLS.
Houses are 96% of Port Reading’s sales, at a typical $523K
25 homes sold in the year to May 2026.
typical sale · 24 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $429NJ $331
- Days to sell
- 94
- Sold over asking
- 54%
- Listings with a price cut
- 15%
Multi-family (2–4 units): 1 sold, typical $530K
Too few sales in 12 months for reliable figures.
Fewer homes sell than before 2022, at twice the 2016 price
25 sales in the last year, against 62 in 2021 and a low of 27 in 2012. The typical sale went from $262K in 2016 to $521K.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales.
What $500K buys in Port Reading
Check a listing against what Port Reading homes sold for
Against the town’s median price per square foot over the last 12 months. A rough check: condition, lot and location within town move a price more than this can see.
Bidding wars in Port Reading are more common than before the pandemic, but half fewer homes come up for sale
We read every month of Port Reading’s home sales since 2012 so you don’t have to. Each figure covers 12 months, because a single month in a town is too few sales to mean much. Latest: the year to May 2026, 25 sales.
If you’re buying in Port Reading
- Shop in May. It brings about 5 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (33% over asking).
- Some room to negotiate. 15% of listings cut their price, about as many as before the pandemic.
- Expect to bid over asking. Buyers paid 102.6% of the list price on average; 56% paid over.
- You’ll usually have time. Only 19% of homes go under contract within two weeks; the typical one takes 90 days.
Spring brings the homes; winter brings the bidding wars
March has the most new listings (about 5 a month), but February is the most competitive: 56% of February sales close over asking. April and May offer nearly as much choice with fewer homes bid up (37%). May has the least competition (33%).
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Nearly as heated as 2021, and hotter than New Jersey
| Port Reading now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | NJ now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 56% | 31% | 56% | 48% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 19% | 17% | 2% | 31% |
| Listings with a price cutShare of homes for sale that cut their price | 15% | 16% | 9% | 17% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 102.6% | 98.6% | 100.9% | 101.2% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 90 | 96 | 93 | 45 |
9 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s 54% fewer than in 2017–19 and well under 2018’s 21.
1 in 7 listings has cut its price
15% in the last year, against 16% in 2017–19 and 17% across New Jersey.
Source: Redfin Data Center, city market tracker, January 2012 to May 2026 (MLS sales, not seasonally adjusted). Ratios are weighted by homes sold; price cuts by homes for sale.
Four things worth knowing
New listings in March
The month with the most choice. January has the fewest, about 3.
Best time to buyTypical commute
The average one-way trip to work for people who live in Port Reading.
Work & commuteCheck the flood map
Flood insurance isn’t in a standard policy, and lenders require it in FEMA flood zones. Check the address before you make an offer.
Natural hazardsLook up any property
Assessed value, lot size and every past sale of a home you’re eyeing are public, at the town or county assessor and the registry of deeds.
Carteret, Avenel, Woodbridge Township, Rahway and Perth Amboy sell for less a square foot
The busier markets within 25 miles of Port Reading, by what sold. Prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes next door are on Cost of living.
| Sold | Typical sale | $/sq ft | Over asking | Days to sell | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahway | 226 | $540K | $385 | 63% | 43 |
| Woodbridge Township | 224 | $486K | $350 | 55% | 69 |
| Perth Amboy | 166 | $481K | $302 | 54% | 88 |
| Carteret | 131 | $549K | $351 | 53% | 91 |
| Iselin | 118 | $504K | $429 | 58% | 69 |
| Avenel | 76 | $504K | $403 | 47% | 74 |
| Port Reading | 25 | $521K | $432 | 56% | 90 |
Redfin Data Center, June 2025 to May 2026. Towns with fewer than 20 sales are left out, and Redfin doesn’t report every town separately.
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Questions about buying a home in Port Reading
What do homes sell for in Port Reading, NJ?
25 homes sold in the year to May 2026 at a typical $521K, $432 a square foot.
Is Port Reading a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A seller’s market: 8 homes were for sale in May 2026 and 3 sold, about 2.7 months of supply. Buyers paid 102.6% of asking on average, and 15% of listings cut their price.
When is the best time to buy in Port Reading?
March brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
Where can I see homes for sale in Port Reading?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry Port Reading’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to Port Reading.
Sales, prices, days on market and listings: Redfin Data Center (MLS, monthly, not seasonally adjusted). Property tax rate: Census American Community Survey. Two-bedroom rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. Typical home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Schools grade: TownRatings (how grades work).